In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD
Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]
Category Archives: Rural poverty
She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues
Christian Science Monitor July 20, 2017 Molly Melching founded the nonprofit Tostan, which operates in a number of African countries. It’s known globally for alleviating poverty, as well as for […]
Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect in Ethiopia
NPR November 7, 2016 Ethiopia’s government doesn’t want Ethiopia to be thought of as a donkey country. Donkeys have a reputation there as the lowliest of animals and of being […]
Gebre’s approach to women’s rights is a lesson in change
Financial Times October 6, 2016 Bogaletch Gebre has improved millions of lives in Ethiopia one respectful conversation at a time GO TO ARTICLE Change agent: ‘When one door is closed, […]
In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty
New York Times October 4, 2016 KAKHIN BIMILE, Bangladesh — Kismat Ali is a 33-year-old mason living in Kakhin Bimile, a village a few hours drive from Dhaka, Bangladesh’s crowded […]
How Hybrid Seeds Could Help The Mountain Gorillas Of Congo
NPR September 27, 2016 Along one side of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fence lines a sorghum field where a family of gorillas readies for […]
An African trailblazer: Health care in Rwanda
The Economist September 17, 2016 How a poor country brought health insurance to 91% of the population MUSHISHIRO STANDING outside her home in central Rwanda, 19-year-old Ernestine Ituze describes falling […]
In Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data
New York Times November 17, 2015 NABAKALASH, Bangladesh — Sufia Khatun wears a green sari around her thin 76-year-old frame. Round gold-rimmed glasses perch on her wizened face. When she […]
Death threats fail to stop mission to save bonded labourers in Pakistan
Financial Times September 15, 2015 In the middle of the night, Syeda Ghulam Fatima drove to a brick kiln near Lahore and ushered a family of bonded labourers into her […]
Climate Change-Ready Rice Keeps Farmers’ Fields Fertile
NPR (National Public Radio) June 4, 2015 In southern Bangladesh, bright green rice paddies stretch into the distance. But in the village of Gholgholia, rice in one paddy grows unevenly. […]
